I just got back from a long session of gambling at one of the casinos here in Nevada; and am exhausted, and dead tired(in addition to being almost broke). So please indulge me if my responses are not terribly coherent.
I'll start with his last one, "Parsifal": one might say listening to a complete performance of it, could be likened to ingesting the wafer received from the chalice at a mass: a spiritual feast of unparalleled sumptuousness, even though of no nutritional value whatsoever.
"Rhenzi": flaming "Shish kebab" of a sacrificial lamb(maybe a bit of a stretch - what do you think-?).
"Siegfried": "pheasant under glass" - a real rarity nowadays(as in, "how many birds have you talked to lately-?").
I've got to stop and take a nap; be back later - if I think of any more, and review what I've already posted: hope I'm not making a fool of myself.
Alberich
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(cont.) Had a nap, so will continue. I should have taken them in order I guess:
"Die Feen": what do faries eat? Sauteed lotus leaves? Orchids dipped in honey, sprinkled with dew drops?
"Das Liebesverbot": modelled after Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"; a feast fit for Henry VIII - roasted wild boar, boiled potatoes, apples covered with genrous portions of raisins and baked apples.
"Rhenzi"(already covered)
"The Flying Dutchman": a huge platter of gourmet lobster, with appropriate condiments.
"Tannhauser": I want attempt to compete with yours.
"Lohengrin": roast duck? I don't think I've ever seen "swan" on the menu.
"Das Rheingold": what would a villainous dwarf like most to eat? I love all kinds of salads; how about a nice Waldorf?
"Die Walkure": what would a Volsung or warrior-maiden like to be served? A fine Prime Rib dinner?
"Siegfried": already covered.
((Wagner had completed Acts I and II, and begun Act III, when he stopped; and composed Tristan and Meistersinger before resuming composition of Siegfried))
"Tristan und Isolde": since a love potion is preeiminet in the scenario, how about just a double, extra-dry Martini with a half-dozen fine olvies?
"Die Meistersinger": the most scrumptious, widest array imaginable, buffet: how all the chorus, orchestra, conductor and soloists can all stay together during the 2nd Act bedlam, is beyond me.
"Die Gotterdammerung": what would one like for their "last meal"? I'm not going to offer a nominee here; during my last moments before I pass on, I would love to be listening to it's finale - I can't think of a grander way to go.
Alberich